Straits Settlements dollar
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Period
Colonial period
Issuing entity
Straits SettlementsSilver dollar coinage of the Straits Settlements, issued for the British territories on the Malay Peninsula.
Historical context
The Straits dollar was placed on a gold-exchange standard in the early twentieth century after the collapse of silver prices.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Weight changes across the series and date ranges require verification from a standard catalogue